Rep. Markwayne Mullin told his constituents Monday during a town hall meeting in Jay that it is “bull crap” that they pay his salary.“You said you pay for me to do this (represent you in Congress). Bull crap. I pay for myself,” the third-term Republican said. “I paid enough taxes before I ever got there and continue to through my company to pay my own salary. “This is a service. No one here pays me to go. I do it as an honor and service. This is a service for me, not a career, and I thank God this is not how I make my living.”Mullin was in Jay and various Oklahoma towns this past week conducting town hall meetings about the Affordable Care Act and the country’s health care options. The statement came after one of his constituents said, “That’s not my job, I pay you to figure that one out” while asking a question about health care mandates.A spokeswoman for Mullin told the Tulsa World that he meant that his businesses have paid more in federal income taxes than he has received in congressional salary.“The congressman is referencing the federal taxes that he and his businesses have paid to the government over the years, prior to his being in office,” Amy Lawrence told the newspaper. “Like all business owners, Congressman Mullin pays his taxes, which contribute to congressional salaries.”Mullin, who was first elected to serve Oklahoma's Second Congressional District in 2012, is the owner of several businesses, including a plumbing business. His personal financial disclosures can be found here.The full video of Mullin’s town hall meeting in Jay can be watched here. Other town hall meetings that he conducted this week can be found on his Facebook page.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin told his constituents Monday during a town hall meeting in Jay that it is “bull crap” that they pay his salary.

“You said you pay for me to do this (represent you in Congress). Bull crap. I pay for myself,” the third-term Republican said. “I paid enough taxes before I ever got there and continue to through my company to pay my own salary.

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“This is a service. No one here pays me to go. I do it as an honor and service. This is a service for me, not a career, and I thank God this is not how I make my living.”

Mullin was in Jay and various Oklahoma towns this past week conducting town hall meetings about the Affordable Care Act and the country’s health care options. The statement came after one of his constituents said, “That’s not my job, I pay you to figure that one out” while asking a question about health care mandates.

A spokeswoman for Mullin told the Tulsa World that he meant that his businesses have paid more in federal income taxes than he has received in congressional salary.

“The congressman is referencing the federal taxes that he and his businesses have paid to the government over the years, prior to his being in office,” Amy Lawrence told the newspaper. “Like all business owners, Congressman Mullin pays his taxes, which contribute to congressional salaries.”

Mullin, who was first elected to serve Oklahoma's Second Congressional District in 2012, is the owner of several businesses, including a plumbing business. His personal financial disclosures can be found here.

The full video of Mullin’s town hall meeting in Jay can be watched here. Other town hall meetings that he conducted this week can be found on his Facebook page.